THE Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) will have approximately 25 athletes competing in its first competition of the year, when it hosts the 2021 Novices Bodybuilding and Fitness Competition and the Mr Linden Classic next month in the mining town.
According to information from the president of the federation, Kevon Bess, the event will be virtual with Live Streaming on popular social media networks from Lichas Hall in Linden – the venue of the battle. The idea of virtual bodybuilding started last December when the federation hosted the Resilience Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships at the National Cultural Centre. That event was sparsely attended by officials, technicians and support staff for the bodybuilders, but it was viewed by numerous persons online, a large percentage of the online spectators were new to the sport. The May 29 event is once again expected to gain traction, given that spectators are again prohibited from the venue.
Like Resilience, Bess noted in a release that this upcoming competition would again celebrate the sport.

“The GBBFF has collaborated with Fitness Express to present the hardworking athletes, the bodybuilding and fitness fraternity and the entire Guyana with its first bodybuilding and fitness competition for 2021. The said competition is to celebrate life, health and fitness whilst promoting healthy lifestyle and healthy living.”
He made it clear that athletes, backstage personnel and the executive of the GBBFF will observe all COVID-19 protocols.
“While on stage athletes will be required to stand 6 feet from each other while backstage athletes will be required to wear their masks and to maintain the mandatory physical distancing. Judges will be seated 6 feet from each other and will be required to wear their masks.”
The competition will include three segments – Bodybuilding, Bikini Fitness and Men’s Physique.
So far a number of competitors have signed up for the event, while others will do so in the coming weeks.
Some of those who have confirmed are Mahendra Andy Ramjit, Quamie Ezra July, Shaquan Emmanuel Caleb, Gail Karim, Alexander Correia, Yusuf khan, Denroy Ross, Leson Quince Jones, Joel Ramnauth, Michael Cockfield, Mohamed Kaliel Razack and Michael Sampson.